漢：來源于拉丁語(yǔ)，意“before",在元音字母和輔音字母h前，字母E脫落，變?yōu)閍nt,ante-的變化型有：ant-,anti- ,anci-,an-；與post-相反。ante-本是原生前綴，只與拉丁詞根結(jié)合。但16世紀(jì)以后，它又在英語(yǔ)中復(fù)活，成了派生詞綴。它能與名詞結(jié)合，起修辭作用，并能生成名詞派生詞。 英：word-forming element meaning "before, in front of; previous, existing beforehand; introductory to," from Latin ante (prep. and adv.) "before, in front of, opposite," used in combinations, from PIE *anti "facing opposite, near, in front of, before" (see ante). 1.antebellum adj.before the war ,before the American Civil War戰(zhàn)前的；美國(guó)南北戰(zhàn)爭(zhēng)的 *ante(=before),bell(=war) 例句：Most of these houses can be classified as antebellum in design.在設(shè)計(jì)上，這些房子大部分屬于戰(zhàn)前的風(fēng)格。 2.antecedent adj.previous 先前的，以前的 n.preceeding event or circumstance;ancestors;noun,clause or sentence,to which a following pronoun or adverb refers 先例，前事；(pl.)祖先；先行詞 *ante(=before),ced(=go) 例句：Little did he know that among his antecedents was the famous American Indian,chief Sitting Bull.他幾乎不知道，著名的美國(guó)印第安人西丁.布爾酋長(zhǎng)是他的祖先之一。 3.antique n.material of a past period 古董 adj.belonging to the distant past,existing since old times,in the stlye of past times 古代的，古時(shí)的，舊式的 *ant<ante(=before),iqu(=having the quality of) 例句：Beware of shops that advertise " antique" furniture.Most of them sell only replications.小心那些自稱是“古董”家具的家具店，他們大部分賣的只是仿制品。 4.ancient n.老人；古人 adj.古代的 5.ancestor n.forefather 祖先 （走在前面的人） an-=ante-(before) + ces(to go) + tor (表示人的字尾)